Mississippi County, Arkansas

Interactive maps and statistics for Mississippi County, Arkansas: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Arkansas and the United States.

Mississippi County, Arkansas is among the lowest in the country for life expectancy, and among the lowest in the country for worked from home.

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Key figures

Statistic	Mississippi County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	39,126	3,049,391	334,922,499	1226th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$52,548	$60,773	$80,734	2628th of 3,221
Median Age	37.3	38.5	38.9	2695th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	13.7%	25.7%	35.7%	2960th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$122,500	$188,000	$332,700	2618th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$830	$947	$1,413	1885th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	21.1%	16.0%	12.5%	451st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.9%	4.9%	5.2%	448th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	43.4	58.7	n/a	1671st of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.5%	5.4%	14.1%	1731st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	68.3	n/a	n/a	3010th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	60.0%	66.4%	65.2%	3006th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.8	22.5	26.4	2569th of 3,221
Worked from Home	2.9%	8.8%	15.1%	3087th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.8%	n/a	n/a	1703rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	39.3%	47.0%	46.9%	2887th of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.2%	n/a	n/a	2000th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Mississippi County, Arkansas

Statistic	Mississippi County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	55.8%	67.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.9%	9.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	34.4%	14.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	6.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	56.6	51.2	61.4

Age in Mississippi County, Arkansas

Statistic	Mississippi County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Median Age	37.3	38.5	38.9
Under 18 %	25.9%	23.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.7%	9.4%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.4%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.0%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.4%	24.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.6%	17.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Mississippi County, Arkansas

Statistic	Mississippi County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Households	15,452	1,205,987	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	63.2%	64.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.9%	30.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	23.8%	17.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.0%	29.9%	28.7%
Never Married	31.8%	29.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Mississippi County, Arkansas

Statistic	Mississippi County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$30,368	$34,225	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	27.3%	19.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.9%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.3%	15.0%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.8%	6.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	21.1%	16.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	41.4%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	19.1%	10.2%	n/a

Housing in Mississippi County, Arkansas

Statistic	Mississippi County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Housing Units	19,133	1,394,673	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	68.8%	70.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.1%	10.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	19.2%	13.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,977.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	40.0%	33.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.0%	27.6%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$635	$1,040	n/a

Education in Mississippi County, Arkansas

Statistic	Mississippi County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Less than High School	14.1%	11.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	41.9%	34.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.3%	28.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	8.2%	16.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.5%	9.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Mississippi County, Arkansas

Statistic	Mississippi County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	59.3%	58.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	81.3%	78.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.8%	1.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	46.4%	34.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.4%	5.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	11.2%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Mississippi County, Arkansas

Statistic	Mississippi County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	71.3%	60.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.0%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.5%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.8%	91.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.8%	6.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.7%	5.9%	16.7%

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